11Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
This is the law, when a man dieth in a tent: all that come into the tent, and all that is in the tent, shall be unclean seven days.
Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD.
He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister, when they die: because the consecration of his God is upon his head.
And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people: …
And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 10-15)More was expected from a priest than from other people, but more from the high priest than from other priests, because upon his head the anointing oil was poured , and he was consecrated to put on the garments (Lev. 21:10), both which were typical of the anointing and adorning of the Lord Jesus, with all the gifts and graces of the Holy Spirit, which he received without measure. It is called the c…
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